| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale | 
| Record type | Marriage | 
| Name | John Gowans | 
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1861 | 
| Place | Springbank, Avondale | 
| Age | 25 | 
| Gender | M | 
| Status | Bachelor | 
| Residence | Clark Street, Kilmarnock | 
| Occupation | Brewer | 
| Father's name | Walter  Gowans (Deceased) | 
| Father's occupation | Innkeeper | 
| Mother's name | Margaret Young | 
| Spouse's name | Margaret Craig | 
| Spouse's occupation | Teacher | 
| Spouse's age | 25 | 
| Spouse's gender | F | 
| Spouse's status | Spinster | 
| Spouse's residence | Sprinbank, Avondale | 
| Spouse's father | John Craig   Retired Farmer | 
| Spouse's father's occupation | Retired Farmer | 
| Spouse's mother | Ann Hamilton (Deceased)    | 
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church | 
| Marriage witnesses | Thos. Wotherspoon, James Gray |